Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death near Manchester.
Police were called by the ambulance service responding to a report of a stabbing on Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield in Tameside, on Friday at 9.30pm.
A man, believed to be 20, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Four boys, two aged 16 and two aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody.
Detective Superintendent Ian Crewe, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "Our thoughts are with the victim's loved ones - specialist officers are liaising with them and caring for them.
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"We have four suspects in custody but our investigation is very much ongoing and I would appeal to anyone with information or dashcam footage from the main or surrounding roads at around 9.30pm last night to contact us.
"We have deployed extra officers to the area to support the investigation team and the community and I want members of the public to know that they can approach and talk to them.
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"The force is working with partner agencies to fight, prevent and reduce knife crime so I'll also use this opportunity to encourage anyone who knows or suspects someone is carrying a weapon to report it before it's too late."
Local Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds said: "Awful news from Dukinfield this morning. I am in touch with the police and the council as further details emerge.
"I am thinking of the family and friends of this young man, the whole Cheetham Hill Road community, who I know will feel rocked by this, and the emergency responders attending the scene."
The force urged anyone with information to contact police quoting 2866 04/02/22 via 0161 856 3400 or gmp.police.uk.
A former minister has become the 14th Conservative MP to publicly call for Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Nick Gibb declared "we need to change the prime minister" and confirmed he has submitted a letter of no confidence to the 1922 Committee.
The MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton said that the Conservative Party must face the "hard truths", and added his constituents are "furious about the double standards" following the partygate revelations.
Mr Gibb is among nine Tory MPs who have revealed that they have submitted letters of no confidence in Mr Johnson, while a further five have publicly called for the PM to go.
Image:'We need to change the prime minister,' former schools minister Nick Gibb has said
Mr Johnson will face a vote of confidence in his leadership if 54 Tories - 15% of the party's 360 MPs - send letters to the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.
Other Tory MPs are expected to consider over the weekend whether to write to Sir Graham in an attempt to force a leadership contest.
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However, Mr Gibb added that there is "still support" for the prime minister in his constituency for "getting Brexit done", the COVID vaccine rollout, and the fact that "people like his style, his positivity, and optimism".
But he warned that people have "serious doubts" about whether they can trust him.
PM's position is 'untenable'
His newspaper article came hours after Conservative MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Aaron Bell revealed he has also handed in a letter of no confidence, saying the PM's position is "untenable".
I have submitted a letter to Sir Graham Brady.
Please see the statement attached explaining my reasons.
He spoke in the Commons on Monday as Mr Johnson faced MPs in the wake of the release of a partial version of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report into partygate.
Mr Bell recalled how only 10 people were present at his grandmother's lockdown funeral before asking Mr Johnson: "Does the prime minister think I'm a fool?"
PM tries to rally support
Meanwhile, Mr Johnson sent a letter to all Conservative MPs on Friday, seen by Sky News, saying he is "committed to improving the way 10 Downing Street, and government more broadly, works", adding that the process "is now under way".
The PM said he will be working with Sir Graham and heads of the 1922 Committee "to re-establish backbench policy committees" as he sought to reassure backbenchers their work and views matter to his government.
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After the departure of a number of aides, the beleaguered Mr Johnson told staff a line from The Lion King, saying "change is good".
Her departure comes after Number 10 revealed Dan Rosenfield, the prime minister's chief of staff, and Martin Reynolds, Mr Johnson's principal private secretary, are leaving their roles.
Two other key advisers to Mr Johnson - press chief Jack Doyle and policy chief Munira Mirza - have also resigned.
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Further turmoil struck on Friday after The Daily Mirror reported a photograph of the prime minister holding a beer at an alleged gathering in June 2020 has been handed to the Met Police.
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The paper said it was one of the 300 photos given to the force as part of their investigation into 12 alleged gatherings that may have broken COVID restrictions.
The photo is reported to have also included Chancellor Rishi Sunak, holding a soft drink.
Number 10 told the PA news agency it could not comment while the Met Police's investigation was ongoing.
Around 40 beheaded skeletons are among 425 bodies exhumed by HS2 archaeologists after being found in a large Roman cemetery.
In several instances, after the head had been removed, it had been placed between the legs or next to the feet.
The 50-strong team working alongside construction of the high-speed railway, uncovered the remains at the cemetery in Fleet Marston near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, which is along the the HS2 route.
Image:Experts said all the remains would be 'treated with dignity, care and respect'
HS2 Ltd said it was believed some of the people buried may have been "criminals or a type of outcast", although decapitation was a "normal, albeit marginal" part of burial during the late Roman period, which is towards the end of 410 AD.
The bodies are being held in storage for further analysis.
HS2 is not required to rebury them, unlike those exhumed from Christian grounds.
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The archaeologists also discovered more than 1,200 coins at Fleet Marston, indicating it was an area of trade and commerce too.
Domestic objects including spoons, pins and brooches were found, while gaming dice and bells suggest gambling and religious activity also occupied people's time at the site.
Image:The discovery was described as 'significant'
The latest excavation was carried out over more than a year by Cotswold Archaeology and Oxford Archaeology (Copa), working on behalf of a HS2 contractor.
'Rich history of Britain'
Copa senior project manager Richard Brown said: "The excavation is significant in both enabling a clear characterisation of this Roman town but also a study of many of its inhabitants.
"Along with several new Roman settlement sites discovered during the HS2 works it enhances and populates the map of Roman Buckinghamshire."
Image:The archaeological site at Fleet Marston
Fleet Marston is one of more than 100 archaeological sites examined by HS2 since 2018 on the route of the first phase of the railway between London and Birmingham.
HS2 Ltd's head of heritage Helen Wass said: "The HS2 archaeology programme has enabled us to learn more about our rich history in Britain.
"The large Roman cemetery at Fleet Marston will enable us to gain a detailed insight into the residents of Fleet Marston and the wider Roman Britain landscape.
"All human remains uncovered will be treated with dignity, care and respect and our discoveries will be shared with the community."
A farmer has been cleared by a jury after he defended his home and property by flipping a car off his land.
Fourth-generation hill farmer Robert Hooper argued during his four-day trial that an Englishman's home is his castle and claimed he had been assaulted before he used a tractor to shift the Vauxhall Corsa from a lane outside his farm in Newbiggin, County Durham.
Outside Durham Crown Court, Teesdale farmers had gathered to support Mr Hooper, 57, and they cheered as he was cleared of dangerous driving and criminal damage.
Image:Mr Hooper told the jury he had asked Charlie Burns, 21, to move politely
'Eight months of hell'
His partner, Kate Hudson, told supporters: "The overwhelming support of the local community and people from afar have kept him going during these last eight months of hell."
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She said: "We welcome the jury's verdict and are thankful for it."
Videos played during the trial showed how Mr Hooper used a telehandler with forks to lift the £16,000 car and push it on its side on the road outside.
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Shirtless passenger Charlie Burns, 21, who had been visiting the area that day and had drunk up to seven bottles of lager, was knocked to the ground by the vehicle's lifting forks.
Mr Burns had been drinking with friends at Low Force waterfall and was intending to walk 52 miles back to South Tyneside.
He told the jury he then spotted his friend, Elliott Johnson, whose Corsa had suffered a double puncture which is why they parked in the farmer's lane.
Image:The farmer claimed the younger man had punched him twice, splitting his lip
Mr Hooper told the jury he had been punched twice by Mr Burns, splitting his lip, when he had politely asked him and the driver to leave as they were blocking access during a busy day on the farm.
He said: "I felt threatened and an Englishman's home is his castle, and my castle starts at that front gate."
Image:Mr Hooper's family said they 'welcome' the verdict
In his closing remarks, David Ward, prosecuting, told the jury the Crown was not saying that Mr Hooper was a "thug", but that his actions were "utterly irrational" that day.
However, Michael Rawlinson, defending, quoted boxer Mike Tyson, saying: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
One of Boris Johnson’s closest aides resigned from Downing Street today, accusing him of making a “inappropriate and partisan” attack on Sir Keir Starmer.
In a letter to Johnson, Munira Mirza, Downing Street head of policy, said she told the prime minister that he needed to apologise to the Labour leader for claiming he had failed to prosecute the paedophile Jimmy Savile.
She quit after Johnson clarified his comments today but stopped short of an apology.
The departure of Mirza from Downing Street is a significant blow to Johnson, as she has been at his side since he was mayor of London. He once named her as one the most influential women in his life.
RAF Typhoon fighters have been launched against aircraft "approaching the UK area of interest" for the second day in a row.
They were again dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, with support from a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
An RAF spokesperson said: "Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched against aircraft approaching the UK area of interest.
"We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete."
According to Reuters, Russian "strategic bombers" were in the air above neutral waters in the north-east Atlantic.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a Canadian teenager died in a house in Essex.
Police have provisionally named the victim as Ashley Wadsworth, 19, from Vernon in British Columbia.
Jack Sepple, who lives in Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court today.
Officers were called to the address in Tennyson Road shortly after 4pm on Tuesday following reports of a disturbance.
Paramedics tried to save Ms Wadsworth but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with Ms Wadsworth's death.
The force has also asked anyone who might CCTV footage that can help the investigation to come forward.
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Ms Wadsworth's friends having paying tribute to her on Facebook as police continue to investigate her death.
Image:A man has been charged with murder over the death of Ashley Wadsworth
Tianna Kowalchuk wrote: "Probably one of the worst feelings is losing your best friend.
"A best friend is more than a boyfriend, a sibling and even a parent. A best friend is someone you can genuinely tell everything to. It's someone you can tell about stuff that you may not even be able to tell your parents. It's someone who will never judge you for needing to vent or rant about something that is bothering you. It's someone you always feel comfortable around.
"I'm sorry there wasn't more I or anyone else could do to help you. But God has you in his hands now, we have you in our hearts forever."
MacKenzie Palm wrote: "I wish I could remind you one last time that I love you... you were my best friend, my family and my rock.
"I hope heaven is everything you read about in church and more, and Ashley just know, I love you.
"I promise I will do my best to take care of your family for you."
Kaillah Dizon wrote: "Ashley was one of my best friends that I've met here in Canada. We lost a beautiful soul.
"There is no hurting, no suffering and no pain in heaven anymore. You're in my thoughts and prayers. I wish you nothing but comfort and strength."
Image:Police were called to the home in Chelmsford after reports of a disturbance
Detective Chief Inspector Scott Egerton, the senior investigating officer on the case, said in a statement: "I know that incidents like this will shock and sadden the community, but our initial enquiries show this to be an isolated incident and that there is no wider risk to the community.
"Currently, we are not looking for anyone else.
"We have a team of dedicated officers working around the clock to establish the circumstances which led to a woman losing her life.
"The investigation is progressing well, but we will remain on scene for a few more days whilst we continue to gather evidence and establish the facts."
Ms Wadsworth's family are being supported by specialist officers.
Those who can help the investigation are asked to submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the "Live Chat" button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm, quoting the crime incident number 717 of 1 February.You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
